Joy Nieitcalfe JOY TELLS ALL ONE OF the exciting social events of the spring season will definitely be the Return of the Firefighter’s Ball which will take place on Saturday, May 2 at the Hotel Vancouver. It'll be hosted by the Vancouver Fire Department band as a major fundraiser for Vancouver General Hospital’s burn unit. Senator Ray Perrault A major attraction of the even- ing will be the benefit casino while the highlight of the affair will surely be the singing debut of The Pez, Murray Pezim. His B.C. Lions will aiso be on hand along with the Firefighters’ calendar boys. Tuxedo Junction will entertain while the oh-so-talented Seymour riverfont dweller Mr. Rick Honey will be the evening's Master of Ceremonies. One of the busiest people around is Murray’s Prime Sports boss, Frank Gigliotti, who re- minds ladies that the B.C. Lions’ cheerleader auditions take place today at The Club on Top, fifth floor at 1114 Alberni St. in Van- couver. Also attending a media ‘‘do’’ Tuesday was the youngest upcom- ing firefighter ever. He was eight-month-old Jacob Foster whose dad is Joe Foster, whose granddad is Barry Foster, whose great-granddad is Harry Foster — all current or former Vancouver Fire Department members!... eee The hottest rumor in town right now is that we just may have one of the giants in the world of fash- ion coming into town this week. Collective fingers are crossed that the famous Gianni Versace ANNA WYMAN SCHOOL OF DANCE ARTS will be able to attend the official gala opening of his new ultra- fasionable shop, to be located on Burrard, on Friday. The reception will be hosted by the Italian Consul General, Mr. Gian Carlo Manigrazzi, and will be attended by several members of the Versace family, who will fly in for the auspicious occasion... That Broadway touring produc- tion of Bye Bye Birdie, the cheer- ful, tuneful musical that will star master song and dance man, Tommy Tune himself, will be at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Tuesday, May 19, and will run through Sunday, May 24. No date yet as to when the tickets will go on sale... Belated birthday greetings to North Shore resident Florence Perrault, mother of author and PR man Ernie Perrault and mother of Sen. Ray Perrault. Last Tuesday the family got together to celebrate Florence’s 90th birthday... Hollywood actress Ellen Barkin, who is seen frequently on the streets of North Van, is certainly staying in shape during the shooting of that new feature movie which stars Robert de Niro. This Boy’s Life is the film that’s shooting at the North Shore Film Studios until late May. Whispers are that the attractive blonde is working out every day with her personal trainer at a local gym... Arriving in town this weekend for leads in Pacific Motion Pic- tures’ new TV movie called Dirty Work will be veteran Knots Land- ing star, curly-haired Kevin Dob- son, and John Ashton, who was in both Beverly Hills Cop movies. The movie starts shooting here tomorrow. Kevin will have his wife and three children with him so they won’t stay in a major hotel but in a West End hideaway. Deep Cove’s ebullient Ingrid MacDougall, who’s in charge of organizing the homes, schools and shopping of visiting celebrities for the North Shore’s Tom Rowe’s and Matthew O’Connor’s Pacific Motion Picture company, had just found the perfect North Shore abode for the producer of the new $15 million Ninja Turtle Three movie. . But some glitches developed be- tween the Golden Harvest people from Hong Kong and immigration and the unions. Golden Harvest were in a tight time frame with not a moment to waste. They just said, ‘‘Thanks, but no thanks! Maybe next time!’’ and turned around and took their crew and stars off to Astoria in Oregon. That’s the same place that they shot Kindergarten Cop with Ar- nold you-know-who... Great photo of former Miss Canada, Barbara Kelly, in last Ballet: RA.D. Jazz, Tap. Musical Theatre Creative & Coniemporary All fevels - ages 2 1/2 yis. fo adult Register Now for Spring Term 926-6535 1735 ‘Inglewood Avenue West Vancouver, 8.C. v7v 178 New Classes begin March 23 Sunday, March 15, 1992 - North Shore News - 19 COCKTAILS & CAVIAR Me PRT Sieber — 2 Photo sities CKNW’S RICK Honey (left, with Fire Chief Donald Pamplin, cen- tre) will be master of ceremonies at this year's Firefighters’ Ball. ly Rhodes and his wife Annie, on the birth of their first child, a baby boy, sporting the name Westerly Alexander. Donnelly sold his waterfront digs in Deep Cove to relocate to the scenic and peaceful communi- ty of Gibson. And the reporter’s reporter and former Stevens Drive resident Jack Webster, of Front Page Challenge fame, is sitting on Cloud Nine after spending a cou- ple of days in Vancouver General Hospital undergoing some tests. The tests just came back and week’s North Shore News as she fashioned a pretty cocktail dress at the reopening of Mrs. Krause’s popular Exquisite Boutique in Park Royal. A former West Van resident, Barbara recently moved to Rich- mond and is doing a good bit of freelance fashion and writing assignments... And congratulations go out to the hero of the now defunct tele- vision series Danger Bay, Domnnel- CONGRATULATIONS to Don- nelly Rhodes and his wife An- nie on the birth of their son Westerly Alexander. he’s A-OK!... There was a happy celebration at Gary and Diane Chalk’s West Van Seafood and Grill Jast week to celebrate the Bank of Mon- treal’s Anna-Marie Atherton’s promotion from commercial ac- count manager at the Ambleside operation to branch manager of the Dundarave branch. She has qualified as a full-ser- vice manager which means she can do both commercial and personal loans along with her ad- -Ministrative duties. Joanne Comeau, presently at Dundarave, wil! move to Park Royal’s Bank of Montreal to undertake a personal loans train- ing program along with carrying out investor services for the com- munity ... Cheers! Photo submitted REMINDING EVERYONE that this year's Firefighters’ Ball is on May 2 are (left to right) Chief Train- ing Officer Brian Bolarn, Assistant Chief Barry Williams, Captain Affi De Biasio (Vancouver Fire Department band president), Fire Chief Donatd Pamplin, Assistant Chief Jack Breedveld and Assis- tant Chief James Bathurst. 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