HE RECENT life-alter- ing experience of Deep Cove ace photographer Tim Harvey should be a lesson to any- one who crosses the border for any length of time — most people think ‘‘Oh well, I'm only going for the day and I'm not going to get sick anyway.” Louise Aird . BRIGHT LIGHTS Well, Harvey is only 44, yet dur- ing a short September trip to Everett, he suffered a massive heart attack and was hospitalized for several weeks. He now owes an American hospital $25,000, plus he can't work for a while. Luckily, Harvey has a lot of fans. About 200 people showed at the downtown studio of West Van photographer Raeff Miles for a fun and inventive fundraiser and raised $8,000 to help Harvey with his costs. Guests included North Van musician Robert Abernethy, prominent photographer Kent Kaliberg, his marketing manager Jase Causey, who has just moved to the West End from North Van “for the change,’’ North Van’s Michael Ciarke who was signing up clients while enjoying the party (he handles insurance for artists), and James Dunnison, who was about to leave for Florence to spend Christmas with his mother, West Van psychiatrist Joyce Con- nolly, who's been living there for a while. Everyone had a great time and the prizes were outstanding — everything from T-shirts to tripods to mountain bikes. Miles was happy with the turn- out, and Harvey, who's back on his feet and looking good, albeit a little pale, billed the evening as “awesome,” saying ‘I didn’t know | had this many friends. Come to think of it, | didn’t know I knew this many people.” kek ay. Wednesday, December 16, 1992 — North Shore News - 34 WEST VANNERS Klaus Priebe (left), the censuS for Luxembourg; Hoda Harwalik, wite of Austrian consul Wolfgang; and Swiss consul Ernst Eichenberger were part of the proseperous-iooking crowd at this year’s Consular Corps Ball. This year’s Consular Corps Ball was one of the most elegant even- ings within memory. And the guests had fun — this is the one night when corps members (there are 56 in Van- couver) can party with friends without having to worry about every syllable that exits their mouths. What a prosperous-looking crowd. Among the 400 guests at the Hotel Vancouver were several Order of St. John members, four RCMP heavyweights in full dress, and numerous be-medalled gentlemen in dress kilts. Patrick Reid looked like a movie star in his tux, and MLA Darfene Marzari actually got dressed up! And the gowns! Chocolate velvet, navy velvet, scarlet velvet. There was an exquisite temon- yellow taffeta dress with glass beading down one side, a stunn- ing emerald-green satin Cinderella gown, 4 traditional Japanese dress, and a show-stealing deep-purple silk dress so studded with silver sequins that the wearer clicked when she walked. There were a few gaffes of course. Two women wore knee- highs. | have to have a talk with them. Two others should have thought twice about going backless and sleeveless; one woman had the gall to wear a mink cape, another wore a fatty my-grandmother- gave-it-to-me mink stole, and one man’s Seaforth kilt was three in- ches too short. There were lots of North Shore couples — Paige and Steve Funk; Luxembourg consul! Klaus Priebe and his wife Mary; Austrian consul Wolfgang Harwalik and his wife Hoda (in a masterpiece of black velvet and white satin); Swiss con- sul Ernst Eichenberger and his wife Veronica; Bank Vontobel’s Thomas Amgwerd and his wife Tomoko, wi.o'd designed her own lovely gown; and German Consul Marcel Tancre, who, with his wife Ines, has just returned to West Van after years at other postings spent trying to get back here. At my table, ! chatted with Riva Petroleum president Robert Grey, who's now venturing into dia- mond mines; and jovial philan- thropist Met Zajak enteztained/ was entertained by Grey's lovely wife Glenda, who was resplendent in a sequin-studded black halter dress and pearls, pearls, diamonds and more pearls. There was much amusement. At a consular corps function, where one sits in relation to the head table is a big deal. Weil, apparent- ly, someone managed to tamper with the seating plan — you can imagine the result of that. Scott Paper was having a party next door, obviously with an open bar. Some of its guests got abso- lutely zonked, and there were a few hilarious wrong turns into our party. Between the pumpkin soup and the Cornish hen, we were served sorbet, of course, and { heard one woman exclaim “Why are they giving us ice cream now? Waiter!” And perhaps most memorably, during cocktails t found myself sandwiched between a proud (and heavily vodka-ed) ex-Second World War RAF fighter pilot and a young German wino unabashedly discussed the guilt of which he’s just starting to rid himself. Now, what are the odds of those two meeting? kkk And a related scoop — I'm told that there is a 99.9% chance that Patrick Reid will be our next lieutenant-governcr (David Lam’s term ends next year). And a non-reiated, non-scoop — North Van‘s Valerieanne Watson has brought her business back to the.North Shore. Watson is the owner of the suc- cessful ultra-elegant “MValerieanne’s” bedroom store in Kerrisdale but, due to popular demand, has opened another in Ambleside. Sheets, anyone? COMING TO the rescue of Deep Cove's Tim Harvey were michael Clarke (left), Jose Causey and her TIM HARVEY, shown with the Vancouver Museum’s Venetia boss, photographer Kent Kallberg. Eight thousand dollars was raised toward Harvey's American Nielsen, was overwhelmed by the support offered recently by medical bills at a recent fundraising do. multitudes of well-wishers.