NEWS photo Mike Wakelield > MULTILINGUAL West Vancouver: resident Renate Huxtable hes volunteered full- time as a Spanish instructor “at the West Van Seniors’ -Centre . for 11. years. According to her friends and ‘ students, she Is upbeat, . charismatic, dedicated and an - Inspiration to many. Do you kriow a Silent Hero? Send your nominations to Terry Peters, North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B.C., V7M 2H4; or by -€-mail to . “5° Include your name and phone number; the name and phone number of your nominee; and your reason for nominating the Silent Hero. - a = & PIECE STEEL SHAFT | ll 99 >, : -& PIECE GRAPHITE SHAFT ~128 ] ma ' SALE BRONSETS som SALE : - , ON . PUTTERS, WEDGES . & Lite WEIGHT - CARRY/ STAND BAGS orts Jeffers 1577 Pembe - (Across from the Cactus Club) Guess he never |4py saw Bewiliched HIGH school student Brandi Blackbear filed a federal law- suit against the school dis- trict in Broken Arrow, Okla., in October for suspending her twice during the previous school year, once for her Stephen King-type_ writing journals and once after the assistant. principal implied that Blackbear’s Wiccan “curse” actually caused a teacher to become ill. “1, for one,” said the Oklahoma director of the American Civil Liberties | Union, “would like to see the (evi- dence) that a 15-year-old girl made a grown man sick by casting a magic spell.” a449 A court in Council Bluffs, Towa, will rule in’ carly December on whether to admit “brain fingerprinting” evidence that might free Terry Harrington, who has been in prison for 22 years for a murder he says he did not commit. [owa psychia- trist Lawrence Farwell devel- oped the technique, which he says measures brain activi- ty (or inactivity) following attempts fo trigger memo- ries; tests on Harrington showed him with no memory of the murder or the crime scene but with memories of attending a rock concert with friends on the same night. Custom Golf Equipment n Ave, N. Van 983-9898 - Prices in effect while quantities last - 746 Ski Rack Nosth Vancouver 324 East Esplanade {east of Lonsdate) 987-7474 B 5304 Impereas St. «east of Royal Gak) 451-1904 Vancony. $395 W Boulevara Grside Skyine Sports) 56-1061 Leading Economie Indicators: France’s comnw- nist party, once serious oppo- nents of capitalism and reli- gion but tatcely in. severe organizational decline, host- ed a glamorous fund-raising party in Paris in] October with the fashion house Prada (featuring supermodels and other trendy guests), and then a week later staged an art show featuring 30 works portraying a heroic Jesus Curist. ICBC HAS A TEAM OF LAWYERS, SHOULDN'T YOU? ¢ All claims have time limits 1° Documents you sign can be used against you. Taylor & Blair BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS 102-145 West 15th St. North Van 983-4311 z. Rae www.taylorandbiair.com Graham Taylor FREE CONSULTATION ‘A Fammuar Face RETURNS: TO THE NORTH SHORE — After an extended hiatus, North Shore. native. Ron Osterbauer is renewing his roots and gearing up for the hal- idays in his sparkling new art and framing store on the 1500 block of Bellevue in West Vancouver. He brings with him over two decades of custom framing experience to the new store. having owned a similar store on 13th and Lonsdale in North Vancouver about five years ago. He sold the thriving business to pursue other interests but is now glad he’s back on the Shore and picking up where he left off with a new edition of Bauer's Framing EQS and Art. > Some of his old patrons have even dropped by the new store to say hello and wish him well. Ron can custom frame just about anything — from medal collections to antique photographs to something as special as a valued print or an ariginal. ° With a creative eye and a cautious hand, Osterbauer does excellent work fast and stands by his craftsmanship — and his customers stand by him. The steady stream of vis- itors is clear proof of that. : Kevin Blair And ‘while «quick, quality service has. always heen Osterbauer’s hallmark, he still urges people to bring in their custom framing jobs in plenty of time for Christmas so that any gifts can be completed and under. the tree by Christmas morning. -o Aside from-a wide selection of over “400: framed pictures already priced for the hol- idays, Osterbauer also’ has a. number of catalogues from which he can order, most prints sand art.” . Bauer’s Framing and Arti is ‘open from i0 a.m. to 6 pm. Monday through : ee ° OPENING. G'S 210 - 16th’ St. West Vancouver: - (ENTRANCE 1506 BL OF CELLEVUE AVE) , BAUER’S ‘FRAMING & ART ©