2 — Wednesday. Septeinber 16, 1998 — North Shore News Croquet tourney to raise WV library funds Deana Lancast: News Reporter deana@nsnews.cant CROQUET, anyone? The Ambleside Par 3 Golf Course will play bast to a dir ferent Kind of divot-digging this Friday: a fundraising event organized by the Memorial Library Foundation of West Vancouver. Money raised at Ambleside Greens, the foundation's sec- end annual croquet tourna ment, will be used to finance Projects not included in the W Catherine Barr Contributing Writer WEST Vancouver fire- fighters will soon have two new fire trucks. On Monday night, West Vancouver District council approved a $952,000 expen- diture to purchase one new pumper truck and one new 55-foor (17m) “quint™ truck. According co acting fire chief Ron Olson, the purchase approval will help get the department’s fleet replace- ment prugram back an sched- ule. Olson said the new guint truck is needed immediately and will replace an aging 1975 For a Course that Fits, Choose. Continuing education at CAPILANO COLLEGE Hbrarv’s annual OSES, Atthe top of the wish list is the upgrading of the library's 16-vearoid computer svstem and oa Ccomputer centre.” where patrons and stati will be able to get instruction and access research material via the Internet and the library's CD Rom network. ‘That's why library patrons, local business foik and a few celebrities will be out in torce Fridav knocking balls through, the wickets. The 24-team tournany % is to rus all dav Friday aid operating pumper truck that should have been replaced long aga. The second new pumper track will replcce an 1982 model originally scheduled to be taken out of service this year. The guinr unit will be che first of its kind in West Vancouver. Olson said it will give the department more flexibility and can be used as a firse- response unit. Tt consist: of five risjor parts: a water tank, hose, pumper, ground ladder and an aerial component. Oison said Vancouver City recently ordered 14 of the new quint trucks Bur Olson also emphasized Health & Family MS FrontPage 98 Mondays 7:00 p.m. Market Research Strategies Mondays 6:30 p.m. Strategies for Advertising Campaigns Tuesdays 6:00 p.m. Basic Public Speaking Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Pablishing Children’s Books Thursdays 6:00 p.m. Fitness Leadership Program (Call for courses and details) Intensive ESL for Beginners Evenings or Saturday mornings Professional Burnout Recognizing Symptoms Saturday 9:00 a.m. The Creative Process for Artists Thursdays 6:30 p.m. Guitar Ensemble Mondays 8:00 p.m. Natural History and Study Tours Wildlife Iiustration, Carving and Painting Award-winning artist and carver jeffrey Whiting teaches four weekend workshops this fall: Wildlife Illustration, Waterfowl illustration, Loon Carving, and Loon Painting. Beginning Sept 26 & 27 from $110 Wetlands Ecology Canoe Excursion Vicky Troup Lecture: Sept 24 Sept 26 Wine and Wildlife Tour of the South Okanagan Dr, Keith Wade and Memory Walsh Oct 2-4 $350 information « registration tel: (604) 984-4901 www.capcollege.bc.ca/continuinged Business, Finance & Computers Creative & Applied Arts Modern Languages Adult & Children's Music Study Tours & Natural History Writing & Communications $95 ‘= Capilano College the winning team wil have its plavers’ osimes inscribed on the cere anial croquet matler carved ov Squamish Nanon artist (ody Mathias. Poses are abso te be award ed tthe mast sportsmantike tea and the best costumed test Ao champagne luncheon vad dinner donated by rhe hour Seasons Hotei will be included in the dav’s schedule. Alive auction will cop the day's avtivities. 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