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A vacation. to remember
_ chez Paul et Babette

FRANCE'S RUGGEDL Y BEAUTIFUL AUVERGNE
region — rich in orchards, vineyards and giant sunflowers
— is the setting for an idyllic study- vacation created by a

North Van couple.

For cight summers Paul and
Babetie Deggan have held
workshops in painting — and lat-
terly in French — from June
through. August at their summer °
home in Montaigut-ic-Blanc. Pant’
is a Cap College art instructor f
Babette a former French instruc:
tor. The courses, each for about 12
students, fast. hree weeks — with
morning classes and afternoon
practice on canvas or in conversa-
‘tion, The package includes tuition;
“simple rural accommodation (two

“10 a room) with modern toiler and ©

shower facilities in common"
meals and wine;’ ‘loan of equipment
and sightsecing excursions. You
can‘also start with an optional five
days in Paris before the course -
begins, with Paul and. Babette as
your guides. .
The course itself costs $1,395, ta
which must be added air fare and,
if taken, the Paris visit. But the

H
total $2,000-pius ab doesn’ t seem |

to discourage th painting and
language fans. The Deggans are

A alteady booked solid for June,

most of July and half of: August.
« “The at osphere,i is great,’’.says
one happy/tudent, “because

- you're actually living in a home i in
"a very syjiall town and there aren't

any tousists. "That may be the -:
secret chez Paul et Babette’". For
those who like Icarning to be fun,
they offer much more than mast
European holidays of comparable ,
cost.

Trish Vickery, 980-2855, ‘can

give you further details.
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. a eee . 1
TWICE IN TWO YEARS a BC
Rail video promoting its scenic ;
passenger service has won nomina- |

tion for a Golden Sheaf Award at ° .
“the prestigious Yorkton Short Film
: and Video Festival, This year it’s

“Snow Train” produced and

‘directed by North. Van's Gary
’ Payne ~— which is being shown

across North America, Japan and

i parts of Europe. Exccutive pro-

ducer was BC_Rail’s PR boss Bar-
rie Wall, with photography by
Doug Franks, editing by Chris
Turner and original music score by
Torben Oxhbol. The 1987 nomina-.

_ sion winner, ‘“Dayliner One’? was
‘also produced and directed by
Gary Payne. ,

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"| POSTSCRIPTS: Bankrupt Van-

couver Symphony Orchestra got an

“unexpected and Welcome shot in .
| the arm last week from Lynnmour ;

Commutity School students — a’
cheque for $500 raised from ticket

'. sales to the school’s original hit

musical ‘Around the World in 80° -
Minutes” ... For both sides of the .-
cconomic story from top players .

~ try the Fraser Institute's lunch /

meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, /
May 10, in the Hyatt Regency.
Speakers are star Canadian en: :
treprencur Conrad Black The

. Future of Conservatism’ ‘) and «
New Zealand Finance Minister
Roger Douglas (Economic:
Policies of New Zealand's Labour
Government!'), Call Larena,
“Baran, 688-0221 toreserve ...
Elected to the B.C. Chamber of

- Commerce as regional director for
North and West Van, Squamish,
Whistler and Pemberton is Cap
‘College board member Newey 5...
~Tredber . Congrats ta North y
Van's, Drew Araott, winner of the,
Imax. Systems Award at Humber”

~ College, Ont,, for film and TV
production . «» Paging all you im-".

2 migrants from the south is Rich-

‘mond High School, celebrating its”
60th anniversary with a grand eu.
nion party May 20-21, If you were |
one of them, call principal Roy °

Hs. 2412 for detalis of the fun wc?

special Red Cross blood donor
clinic next Thursday, May 12,
fram 2 to 8 p.m. at Cap Mall.

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“potdy cheque presented to hi

- WRIGHT OR WRONG — a
thought for today: Mum is why
Um alive. | like being. alive, That’s

why I love Mum.

And mark on your calendar the ‘Nathoo ia Shariff ead ‘Cliria Whalley.”

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