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_By WILF. BENNETT

Four. ‘thousand West
Vancouver ‘senior citizens: .
will be tripping and ex-
ploring. around the _Lower

. ‘Mainland; Vancouver Island -

_ and Northern Washington
~ this: summer thanks to the
Leisure ‘Living. Program of
West Vancouver Com-
munity Centre,

There | would ‘be many
more, except that the
average tour bus just takes
about 47 passengers. A list of

_ proposed trips _is
each month, Pond inevitably
all the more extensive trips,
including” bus travel, are

oversubscribed . the. -day.. the.

listing opens: This is a
community with many older

citizens, and there are now

1,100 card carrying mem-.

bers of the West Van Retired
Citizens Leisure Living

Program.

This. month of July, for

example, trips are laid on to
Shawnigan Lake, La Con-
nor,. Washington,
Lake, Duncan Forest

Cultus

Farm and Redwood Forest, *
_the Jacques Brel Show, Park.
and  Tilford" Gardens | and

Hobbit House, plus several

‘shorter days. There are. also: .
a couple of camping trips to
Manning. Park and several *;

hikes.

In. addition,

Mines, ‘Centennial
' Maritime Museums, .
bleside Pitch and Putt;
Como Lake for fishing and a
harbour cruise. Several
easier. days are

participate in- fegulay
7 programs. ‘
These are + only t the trip and

‘visit programs — the centre

has a wide variety of other
activities for seniors. The
trips continue’ through July,
August and September.

~ We deliberately plan
outings that aren't too long
or strenuous,” says Program
Co-ordinator Sheila Jones.
“We. ‘case’ the -trips first

- ourselves and plan plenty of
Museum, a Boundary. Bay .
barbecue, Colebrook Trout |

rest and meal ‘stops. They

return in the early evening.”

FIFTH GENERATION descendant of the founder of
Royal Doulton, Michael Doulton ts accompanying the
special display of Royal Doulton figures now touring

Canada.

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selection of distinct rattan styles: and ac-

“LINED UP AND READY TO SWING, Angus McFéee (left) shows these ladies how it’s
class for golf improvement,

scheduled for every Monday in July (Terry Peters photo).

The outings, originated by
former Recreation Centre
Director Wyn Clucas, have
been operating for about 15
years...

“They. are particularly
useful and_pleasant for the
single |
cluding -widows
widowers,”

and
says Mrs Jones.

‘The Royal Doulton
Travelling Figure Collection
will be. making its final

Henry Birks & Sons Limited,
710 Granville Street,
Vancouver, from July 23 to
28.

The collection contains
285 discontinued figures.
Some of the figures are the
only examples known to
exist, some have only
recently been taken out of
production - all of the figures
are collectors’ items.

None of the figures in the

display are for sale.
Following its North
American tour, the

collection will be returned to

These rockers shown are just two of the many -
designs that we carry.

finest prices

older people, in-

appearance in Canada at

an ee farmer eee

“Many don’t like to venture
out alone, even to a show,
and they welcome the op-

portunity for a day’s activity —

as part of a group. It’s a real

~ break for them — they. do
_ things they’d never do by

themselves.” -

Many new friendships
have resulted from the

England, where it will be
permanently housed in a
museum.

Accompanying the rare
and valuable collection will
be Michael Doulton, fifth
generation of the founding
family of Royal Doulton, the
world’s largest producer of
ceramic tableware and
decorative actessories.
Doulton will be pleased to
meet with collectors and
answer any questions they
may have on Royal Doulton
Figures or antique pieces.
Mr. Doulton will also be
autographing any Royal

Doulton «products that are .

purchased at Birks during
this special event.

669-2145

outings, and at least one
marriage that she knows of,

she says.

After a list of trips is
prepared, it is circulated in
the program's _ “Leisure
Times,” which goes monthly
to all members. A day early
in the month is set for
Signing up for the outings

‘are collection visits
ancouver

garments.

This is a polyester sundress —
mado right here in North Van-
couver at our plant at 5 Lonsdale.
The designer, Noelle, specializes
in fine made-to-measure ladies

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Phone 980-9691
Closed Mondays

4 Lonsdale Ave,
North Vancouver

done. The group belongs toa
part of West Vancouver Rec. Centre's program for senior citizens. The classes are

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and for paying the fees
involved, usually at 9 a.m.
Members are given numbers.
in order of arrival, and
outings are filled on a “first
come” basis until the bus is
full. No member ‘can ‘take |
more than two trips. In-
variably all trips:are filled in
an hour or two, with ad-
ditional waiting lists.

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