NEWS photo Paul McGrath BARB Drummond is a West Vancouver resident who, for six years, has devoted four days a week te volunteering with ESL students’ at Holtyburn elementary school. For the past few years, Barb has also volunteered with Friends of the West Vancouver Memorial Library, and current- ly serves as its vice-president. Send your nominations to Terry Peters, North Shore New 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B. Cc. V7M 2H4; or by e-mail to . Include your name and phone number; the name and phone number of your nominee; and your reason for nominating the Silent Hero. green giant NEWS of the Weird has reported on scientists who bor- row the jellyfish’s “green pre- tein” for medically productive genetic mod ions, but Chicago artist: Eduardo Kac cteated controversy in September by proposing to create embryos with the jeily- fish’s preen-lght- producing gene just to make visually isms, stich as a rabbit. (Kac’s major lence from the Old T tament, translated into Morse Cade, transposed onto DNA, insert: ed into fluorescent bacteria, and lit up when anyone ace es the piece on Kac’s Web site.) 434 In a summer contract with the city of Montreal, artist Devora, Neumark performed The Art af Conversation, which consisted of her standing at the entrance to a subway station from noon to 4 p.m. every Tuesday and “conducting spontaneous interchange with interested parties on a ¥: of topics. Also in the Last Month: Doctors revealed that trans- planting part of a woman's ovaries into her arm was suc- cessful in growing new eggs, for in vitro fertihzation (San Diego). 4176 H (5 thks South of Marina Drive} 4x4 SpeciausTs Wednesday, November 29, 2000 — North Shore News - 11 PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ADVISORY GROUP We welcome your ideas on the subjects of “Raising Awareness” and “Health Needs of Peaple with Disabilities.” We invite you to our next meeting to see if you would like to join our group. When: December 12th at 6:00 p.m, Where: Seminar Room A, Lions Gate Hospital 231 East 15th Street, North Vancouver, B.C. Please contact Hilary King at 983-6003. Better Understanding BETTER GRADES At Academy for Mathematics & Science our proven programs help students learn at their own pace, continually supported by the appropriate feedback for building confidence and self-esteem. Catch up and enrichment programs for Math, English & Science «GRADES 1 TO 8 ENGLISH eGRADES 11 & 12 SCIENCE GRADES 1 TO 12 MATH eHIGH SCHOOL STUDY SKILLS “The Academy for Math & Science has helped my grade go fram 50% in grade 9, to 74% in Grade 11.” — grade 11 Handsworth student FREE EVALUATION «w OAL OS ined battery, antifreeze, belts & hoses <7 PF adire tre tes B.CAL, ARA., 1.0.8.0, Approved IFALL SPECIALS see: B ALL SERVICE BY GOVT. REGISTERED TECHNICIANS saat a 4 Luse, On & Firter $ tires & brakes, visual inspection report" ~ Possibly North Shores most professional lube Jobs. ° .. Super Lupe-Masor CHeck r = All above with written B.C.A. A., inspection seport, rotate tires, top up alt fluids toad test. 5 OPT. ALIGN. CHK. PRINTED REPORT S15. top up “too, of filer, Tune axtra = Fume Auro Seavice ons Motors - standard & auto, Transmission, Brakes, Clutches, ounces full before & after report & technicians road test - your choice by BC's top AirCare Technician, | Starters, Alternators, Fuet injection, etc... North Van. TALKING lareeee.