Sunday, May 19, 1991 - North Shore News - 37 ab SOMA Gi ne Rag a Le THE CORPORATION GF THE DISTRICT OF ieces of the pattern THERE’S A lot afoot these days about the need to re- cord. All of us old duffers are urged to ‘‘write it down,” “put it on tape,”’ ‘‘that. stuff has to be preserved.”’ As though we were all Pepys clones. Eleanor origins and connections, and in her middle-age sprang the infor- mation that Ireland had been our grandfather's ancestral home. There was some ialk about an an- cient castle at Portmarnock, and about a maverick Earl of the realm. But this sister was considerea a bit, shall we say, unorthodox? She tended to hold outspoken views on a lot of things considered deli- cate, and so was often regarded as off-side. The highlights of this nice man’s life were four: the girl he courted and won and spent $6 man, of humble origins (barring the castle), who lived many good years cleanly and hopefully and in harmony with his wife and with God. Stull, all 'd hoped from my reading left me feeling dissatisfied, incomplete. [ suppose because | wanted to learn something about the family, that only he would be able so tell me. I wanted all the knots untied and all the cupboards pried open and all the seemingly pointless ac- tions explained away. He hadn't time for that -~ he was living a full life that he found rewarding, NORTH VANCOUVER i PARKS DEPARTMENT Presents The “CENTENNIAL ‘GIANT’ BULB SALE” SATURDAY, MAY 25TH, 1991 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 2045 SEYMOUR RIVER PLACE (Behind Maplewood Farm - s ad ma Ce ey Sa on ae aye as ns) nee years with; the frightfulness in the studded with love and tun and trenches in the First War and horror, unimagined adventure and from which he was invalided travel to far places. home; his managerial job wiih a . Vancouver firm that filled all his QUEEN CHARLOTTES working years after the war; and i. e AIR e his Baptist faith that engaged both @& HOTEL * CAR him and his wife in a lifetime of good works. ! 4 DAYS * 3 NIGHTS $399 As a blueprint for a life, it was CALL 241-9885 @ pretty good one. He was a good THE VINTAGE YEARS Some of us have old journals and letters, fruit of our forebears. A friend has a bundle of letters written by his great grandmother to the man she was betrothed to Several Open House opportunities have been arranged for residents to review and comment on the Plans. Public feedback will be documented and incorporated into the Plans before Councils adopt their respective Plans this summer. Open Houses with stall to discnss specific quections — writing paper was at a premium at the time, so she was turned and overwritten at right angles. Since in those days me te ara FOR PUBLIC COMMENT more of a personal art than we I. The life story in my possession The City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver is, to my knowledge, the only have prepared, with input from residents, Parks and Recreation such manuscript to surface in our Master Plans. The Plans reflect the needs of the individual two families. ft is typed, and tit- man. and services in the next five years. He was my mother’s younger brother, eighth in the family of nine children that my graiid- We are struck by the brave in- sependence of those long-ago folks. That without a shred of to- day’s social support systems a life’s uncertain waters during the late 1800s. They were strong in . their Baptist faith that the Lord May 23, Thursday 10:06am-9:002nm Capilano Mall would provide. May 24, Friday 10:00am-9:06pm Lonsdale Quay May 25, Saturday 10:0Cam-5:00pm Lonsdale Quay May 26, Sunda 10:00am-5:00pm Lonsdale Quay honest labor was. So none of the May 30, Thursday Noen-9:00pm North Shore Neighbourhood House nine children except the author June 4, Tuesday Noon-9:00pm Ron Andrews recCentre had any regular schooling beyond June 5, Wednesday 3:00pm-9:00pra Highland Community School the age of 13. He too had left June 11, Tuesday Noon-9:00pm Lynn Valley recCentre whick ve hira the chance fo! p : Dig y, wr EF £Q ‘ ‘ fory