SANTA’S MASTER crafter, Bernard Lovin, had his eight foot high Christmas display stolen Saturday night, from the spot where West Kidnapping Ba8wuee crore ordeal over for Santa By CHRIS LLOYD SANTA is expected to be flying over British Properties once again tomorrow, proudly seated in his sleigh pulled by eight reindeer,safe and . sound after his two-day ordeal as a hostage. The loveable old gent was kidnapped, together with his sleigh, Saturday night, from the spot where West Van- couver residents have seen him flying annually at 282 Stevens Drive for 22 of the past 23 Christmases. But by Monday night, the trusty West Van police had rescued Santa and his sleigh, both showing visible signs of their trauma, and were preparing charges to be laid against three youths accused of the kidnapping The & ft. by 6 ft Santa sleigh = figurine had been taken down from a spot high above Stevens Drive Saturday might) by vandals who made off with it and left a (threatening note at the address It was a executed kidnapping in which two cars were driven over the lawn to the location and the wireculters to snip the lines to the pole holding up the figurine. Bernard Lovis, who built the plywood Santa sleigh display when he moved to the house in 1958, was awake at the trme of the heist but heard nothing of the vandals’ activities The following morning he found the 25 ft pole that had held the Santa sleigh - minus Santa - half a block away A 30 in dhameter 140 lb rock sundial stolen from — has garden was also found nearby CONTINUED ON PAGE A4 1 YR. FOR $79 Instructio by UK ay ALIUUTOD i ~ | 2 RIVIERA SPA Swimming & Fitness Centre Men, Women — Swim 7 Days a Week Now leatunng iadies woler therapy & aquatic exercise Clasger NORTH VANCOUVER 98O 9358 West of Lonsdale on 14th across cee ose + oy py City Hali at Marlborough Towers. ail memberships ° i/2 price Guaranteed Lowest Prices © Aerobic Tranmungy 2) Supervised iaiches Lxereise «lasses porday oC coneitioniinig, baocty Prather ines © Rermecticl Mirencriced Wht p cack eta oes TNE witrtitiagy Procol om rata Acc ean Viele track smoothly vandals used.. on A3 --Wednesday, December 16, 1981 - North Shore News Rete n Vancouverites have seen it annually for 22 of the past 23 Christmases. (Ellsworth Dickson, photo) | GOURMET WORLD | © dDEC. : 14 TO DEC. 19 TWehibor wove WORLD OFFERS VANCOUVER’'S MOST EXQUISITE SELECTION OF WORLD FAMOUS CHOCOLATES SUCH AS LINDT, TOBLER. CAMILLE BLOCH. SAROTTI, TRUMPF, FERRERO, ETC. ETC... FROM “BRANDT” ' CHOCOLATE 599 LIQUEUR FILLED Box 300 Gr. chiller Europe's Favourite Coffee A FREE ROSE BROACH WITH EACH PURCHASE OF VACUUM PACKED (500 g) Techie ''BEST’’ From Our Deli Meat dpt. WHAT A GOURMET MEAL! PHEASANTS 45 (FROZEN) Ooms the Inuit PAGE C note (FROZEN) Pack of Six + GOOSE, RABBIT HAM, TURKEY. ETC.