February 13, 1991 - North Shore News - 45

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Troops receive valentines

A CLASS of North Vancouver elementary school students
has sent St. Valentine’s Day cards to Canadian troops serv-

ing in the war against Iraq.

Twenty-seven Larson Elemen-
tary School Grade 5 and 6 French
immersion students put the cards
together last week.

Parent Anne Saltiel heard News
columnist Joy Metcalfe suggest
the idea on the radio. Saltiel then
wrote a note to Andy Hone, her
daughter Frida’s teacher, sug-
gesting the idea for the class.
Frida pitched the plan to fellow
students and they agreed that it
was a good one.

According to Hone some of the
students had participated in a
peace march at the school last
month, while many other Lower
Mainland students voiced their
feelings about the war at city hall
in Vancouver.

But he said, ‘‘They're concern-
ed about support. A number of
them want the troops to know
they have support at home.”’

Saltiel sent half of the cards to

the army and half of them to the
navy.
Said Hone, “I think the fact
that it’s tied in with Valentine's
Day makes it a littl more
palatable for people with mixed
feelings about it.’” ~

Meanwhile, a card from Ashley,
10, to the troops read: ‘‘To our

By Michael! Becker

News Reporter

servicernen and servicewomen in
the Gulf. I'm writing to vou
because I want to wish you good
luck. Happy Valentine's Day.’’

Said Ashley as she worked out
the design of her card, ‘1 wish
they wouldn't have a war, but you
can’t stop it.””

A few seats away Jesse, 11, put
the finishing touches to his Valen-
tine’s Day card: ‘‘To our ser-
vicemen and servicewomen in the
gulf. I hope you come home soon.
Keep up the good work.”’

Said 10-year-old Nina of the
war, “I think it should stop.
Maybe if they just talk it over.’’
Her card read: ‘‘To our ser-
vicemen and service women in the
gulf. My name is Nina. I am 10
years old. I go to school at Larson
Elementary School. | hope the
wars ends soon.”’

Added Hone, when asked for
his thoughts on the war, ‘I think
the whole thing is a sad situation
really. I guess I wish we didn’t
have to go over. I think | would
have liked to have seen the eco-
nomic sanctions go on longer.’’

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LARSON ELEMENTARY Schoo! Grade 5 and 6 French immersion students made St. Valentine's Day
cards and sent them to Canadian troops serving in the Middie East. (Left to right) Lisa Watson,
Abby Holder, Guita Yazdani and Frida Saltiei put pen to paper.

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