taurant: in the attractive New World Harbourside Hotel. Some of the North Van resi dent’s select VIP guests included Golden Properties’ Jeffrey Lau: the chairman of the board of Gray's Beverage, David Ho: the chairman of the board of Mount St. Joseph’s Hospital, Francis Ho and his wife, Mary: NWH_ hote! sales director, Deanna McGonigal of North Van; the Properties’ Hong Kong Business Association’s very outgoing Pat Dietrich and his wite, Fay; and Victoria and John Doerper from Seattle, where John is Food Editor for the Pacific Nor- thwest Magazine. And the magnificent 10-course repast matched the guest list! While | had to leave at the end of the feast, my spies tell me that Lyall, Patrick and David Ho polished off the evening with a tew off-key choruses of ‘‘Hey Jude” in the hotel’s Channel Bar! They should have got that on tape!... aa 8 Congratulations, too, to the Right Reverend and Monsignor Peter Mallon, formerly of St. An- thony’s Parish in West Van! Father Malton has been named as Bish- op-Elect for Nelson, B.C. and last week, his parishioners held a very moving but very happy farewell reception and dinner for him in the school gym. Accarding to realtor, Elaine Cash, it was a super event and ab- solutely packed! She was there with her good friend, Dale Rum- ball, sitting at a table with MacBlo’s fred Moonen and his wife, Elaine. Elaine is still recov- ering from a recent hip replace- ment operation. Joining them were Salvador Miranda, the Network 25 - Sunday, Junuary 28. 1990 - North Shore News COCKTAILS CAVIAR Proyect with the B.C. Central Cred: tt Union coordinator, and his wate, Maggie... The head man tor the Pope’s visit, Ben MacDonald was there, along with Chuck Connaghan and his wife, the insurance world’s Roger Latta and his wite and about 460 other happy guests. The occasion was well orga- nized by Pat Battenshy, (nee Branca), and Mary Forristal, president of the Catholic Women’s league, and wife of Denis For- ristal, the general manager of the Westin Bayshore. The delectable dinner, which had everyone rav- ing, was from Park Royal's Gourmet Pasta... North Van's Glenn Ringdal, PR Happy New Year! The Dynasty Restaurant was the site of a grand Chinese New Year celebration. Enjoying the party are (left to right) Lyall Markham, general manager of New World Harbourside, Jill Killen, P.R. manager of New World Harbourside, and john Doerper, food editor of Pacific Northwest Magazine. You are invited to experience a unique Vancouver talent. DREW McRITCHIE Preview, Thursday, Feb. 1, 5-10 pm Every once in a rare while a new artist will emerge that : collectors instinctively know has that special touch which separates great art from good art. Come and experience the depth and narrative intellect of Drew McRitchie through a 5 year retrospective of oils and drawings. Artist will be in attendance and refreshments served. Harrington Galleries’ Main and Upper Salon are open 7 days a week 10-6 p.m. Harrington Gallery owner, Ken Swaisland of West Van. is very excited about the upcoming previews opening of his latest ex- hibition, ao five-year retrospective of the works of Drew McRitchie, a unique but relatively unknown West Vancouver artist. The exhibition, featuring 44 oil paintings and drawings, will open Feb. 1 and run throughout the month... man for the Canuck hockey team, is stll recovering trom his “Rev. Ringdal’s Revival party brunch that he hosted in his apartment on New Year's Day, but he did Manage to arnange ao surprise ap- pearance by the star of MacGyver during the Canuck and L.A. Kings game on Tuesday night. lt was Richard Dean’s 40th bir- thday, and the icing on his birth- day cake was to skate onto the Coliseum ice and drop the puck for his good friend, Wayne Gret- sky. The crowd sang Happy Birth- day and both teams presented the birthday boy with their game jerseys... Special guest staying at Delta Place Hotel was supersinger Tom Jones. He was made welcome by North Van's Allan Sacks, general manager of the hotel. ...Cheers! Music man Tom Jones ... in town recently. NEWS photos Neil Lucente Patrick and Faye Dietrich kick off the Chinese New Year at the Dynasty Restaurant. Patrick works for the Mong Kong/Canada Business Association. LEASE A PRE-OWNED 1989 MERCEDES-BENZ 260E a mouth mar %629 STANDARD EQUIPMENT INCL. Anti-lock braking system, driver side air bag, air conditioning, power win- dows, power stecring, stereo radio with cassette, power sunroof, electrically operated right outside mirror, heated outside mirrors, ceniral locking system, cruise control, rear headrests, light alloy wheels, theft alarm system. The lease is based on 48 months, $8,200 down payment or equivalent trade with a buy-back of $25,000 O.A.C. Lic. & Tax extra. ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF THESE PRE-RENTAL VEHICLES AVAILABLE Mercedes-Benz foil I PATS ALVRINE DRIVE. NORTE VANCOUVER O84 9451