24 - Wednesday, December 19, 1990 - North Shore News

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NORTH VANCOUVER resident We invite you to investigate the TRAINING, REWARDS

W.D. (Danny) Bland was chosen ge . :
as the Horseperson of the Year at and SUPPORT offered by Royal LePage.

the Horse Council B.C. Annual ;
Awards Banquet held recently in CALL:
Kamloops. .

Bland received a horse sculpture be Ron Bailey, Manager, West Van. 925-1441
called Mane from the sponsors, :

Vancouver Holdings (B.C.) Ltd., 7 :
at the banquet. Photo submitted Satnam Sidhu, Manager, North Van. 988-2022

At 80, Bland can look back on HORSEPERSON OF the Year: Danny Bland (left) receives a
a lifetime of dedication to horses. sculpture of a horse from Bill Con of Vancouver Holdings. The
An Englishman, he came to Horse Council of B.C, recognized Biand’s contribution at its re-
Canada in 193! to install diesel cent annuel awards banquet dinner in Kamicops.
engines in a water control system
near the Douglas Lake Ranch and
was subsequently hired on as a

cowhand. F : 5 _ : lees , vw, . Lee Wee: .
He returned to the U.K. briefly #32 &% fe EB thd AEE sa Feat TERR EAL EES Aas SLE: aR i)
but came to Canada in 1939 where ; 7 ° * * OS Nt Re Gs HEME
he married his wife Katherine and
started a family.
Bland is still an active Canadian
Equestrian Federation official at
horse shows. He has a keen inter- ;
est in the youth involved in the ; & : : ; are :, .
horse world and has a_ special Sioa: - : 1 . a ‘

seit Sn os Ron @ ERG HRRGDERE@y ahapweEn

In the mid °50s, Bland founded ae
an equestrian club in Lynn Valley .
and in 1962 he founded the still oe a @ BEEP EPaty Fake? aE Sep “until March '91
active North Shore Horsemen's
Association. But hurry—offer ends Dec. 24, 1990
Bland has been involved with
the Horse Council B.C. since its
early days as a provincial commit- : Sper mEE armen ‘
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Federation and has helped it de- iB : y » 1 AM Be Cordless phone
velop into an independent , : + Fisceninie synteny with
organization. _ ¢ : 3 paging. 43-8302

He frequently offers his services
free of charge as a steward, judge 4 é ’ Stylish phon 3 19995
or clinician to provincial programs ju, F ‘ y h PB e ee ‘ f han 7 AFDI54
such as the B.C. Summer Games. oe ak eg with memory j

Despite his busy schedule, es 20-no. I-button
Bland still finds time to ride GR 7 speed calling. Last
horses himself. } burton, hold LED

. : : indicator. 43-8806

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Lacrosse Burrards Kis, as vets =k ao See-through
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sign Roberton Pig excellent gift idea.

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THE WESTERN Lacrosse . off. 43-805
Association champion Vancouver . .
Burrards announced fast weck the Universal remote control
signing of Val Roberton as the ; 2 14,03 5
team’s new head coach. 7 - a? z ma

Burrards president Wall S AVE » eet
5 : phe ‘ Controls up to four Tandy 1000 TL/2

Donaldson said the Burrards are ie trol: : :
pleased to acquire Roberton as " a : audiolvideo compo: with monitor
head coach and welcome the ex- Z J a ~
tensive coaching experience he br- 2 a. G00
ings to his new role. ear PF Rep, sep. items 1488.00
A North Shore resident, Rober- , 1000 TL/2 features 80286 micro-
ton’s playing days include stints “ i processor, 640K RAM and 314”
with the Nanaimo Timbermen, the mY disk drive, integrated drive elec-
New Westminster Salmonbelties Ss & . tronics, MS-DOS and DeskMate
and the Vancouver Burrards of . . RTT RTE e? oe yeh ted 7 -
the Inter-City League, the fore- Tilt display calculator [aR arresie ee Sie Saronitor [23 80551, Rew
runner of the Western Lacrosse Three-key memory, square root a Ss : out *. sep. items 1488.00, sale 999.00
Association. and ercent keys. Bil fold case ‘rors. po SAVE $499 on TL/2 and CM-5
Since then, Roberton has anc battery ate Doth ny fs ay te colour monitor (25-1043).
coached at the minor, junior and included. 65-563 ad 7 EE SCRE i Regular separate items 158 Od :
senior levels. He led the North AVES i
Vancouver intermediate club to a cee ene ne nn ee cee ner en eS penne rae ee ee

cui ne ino ad me §6B@Re More great gifts for your wish list #32

North Vancouver teams in the

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"80s. ' SAVE $100 on the DMP 134 dot-matrix computer compatible. M.S.L. 144.85 schedule, calendar and alarm features. 65-937.
Roberton then accepted the { printer. 26-2848. Reg. 399.00 sale 299.00 SAVE 33%. Personal portable cassette player with Reg. 59.95 sale 39.95 |

head coach’s role with the Rich- | SAVE §60 on this computer desk combination. headphones. In black and white. 14-9205/9206. SAVE $60. PRO-38 handheld programmable sean-
ad coa i ’ ue Pp

mond junior club before comin * 26-8038. Reg. 159.95.............-. sale 99.95 Reg. 29.95 sale each 19.95 ner. 10 channels and 10 bands. 20-139.

Yh he V. Juni eB , SPECIAL PURCHASE. Sierra 3-pack of super-fun SAVE 20%. Concertmate” 360 mini 100-sound key. Reg. 199.95. 000 eee sale 139.95
to coach the Vancouver Junior computer games. Hoyles Book of Games, Space board. 42-4013. Reg. 49.95 sale 39.95 SAVE $20. AM/FM‘cassette clock radio with beep
Burrards in 1989. : Quest HI and A-10 Tank Killer. 25-8049. AdLib™ SAVE 33%. EC-323 data bank. Phone directory, alarm, LED display. 12-8608. Reg. 79.95, sale 59.95

In 1990, he moved upstairs to : _ a oo oo. _.
accept a specialist coaching Spot *0% INTEREST until March 1991. No down payment and no payments until March, on approved Radio Shack Bencharge
on the Burrards for the team's Credit Plan with purchases of $250 or more. Interest accrues as of March 1991. Hurry—offez ends December 24, 1990.
1990 season. This season has given

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talent on the Burrard squad. the rcs nog nc unless speed

‘ : Radio Shack does not accept habil-

Upon accepting his new role ity for prcwnl of typographical

. ECEOEN. hi r-KS We E base
with the Burrards, Roberton an- tha product ie sold out. Sale ends ri
nounced he plans to retire from December 24, 1990. 3
his job at B.C. Tel in order to be £
able to devote himself fulltime to
his new position with the Van-
couver lacrosse club.

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