INSIGHTS.

Pork will top menu
at Party fund raiser

OL OCAL GRITS. ARE PIGGING IT — quite literally — _
next Friday, May 27, to raise. funds for’ their eventual élec-
tion battle against Socreds and Socialists. ," a

A'35 Ib. suckling pig with in-
structions on how to prepare it for
a party of cight (and how to
Preserve it until you use it) will go
on the auction block at 8 p.m. in’
West Van's Masonic Hall, 1763
Bellevue. But don’t worry if you're

_ allergic to pork,’ ‘Lots of other «©
200dIies will: be up for bids — all:

. “the way. from an exercise bike and
alpaca sweaters to, services like the

free. preparation of wills. The auc-

tion (admission 35) is sponsored iby”

- GORDON WILSON os Grit Mes
,, Sian? wy

" the. West Van- Howe ‘Sound and
North. Van- Capilano Liberals, with”
. the suckling pig provided by their.
* new provincial leader, Gordon }
Wilson, the guest speaker. |
; “The sad fates of B.C. Liberal
leaders over the past ‘couple of de-”
». eades led this column last year to
label Mr. Wilson a‘*Kamikaze'?, -
‘with full’ marks only for courage,’
Since then, however, the .39- ~year~
“ald Cap College ‘geography in- _

_ Coast, has attracted more than a
little respectful media attentio jt,

not least because of his widespread ‘
involvement in community and/

public activities tanging fre im $0c- f
"cer coaching and amateur/t thestrey

to the Public Utilities Commission
‘and ihe Sunshine Coast/Regional
District. Whether he could be the :
' provincial Liberal’s Wng-avaited
Messiah is still anyoy c's guess. But
at least it might be instructive ta

_ meet him next Friday — especially |

if you also wantia new barbecue -
recipe! ' :
f

BANK ROBBERS, tuckily, seemed -

unaware of the opportunities they
missed for two hours Thursday

F during the North Yan Chamber of.

Commerce lunch meeting. Packed «
to the walls, the Canyon Gardens
Alpine Room resembled Parlia:

_ ment Hill’on Canada Day — © 4

* ablaze with the sca Arlet dress

“tiniforms of the gt esis of honor ‘\ ‘

i fromthe Nori Van RCMP
Detachment. Theylwere given a
standing ovation, and Mayors,

' Marilyn Baker and! Jack Loucks

had special words Of praise for the a

top cop at head table; Supt:

Stewart Thompson! who retires”

. this summer. It was the communi-

ty's “thank you’? during National

Police Weck to the tien and °

: women who protect. it day and

night — all of them, back on the
> job before any stick: “up artists 5, Bot
Wise! . : 4

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“Departiment doesn® t only teach

“, it'also seems (0, produce Le

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Bit terbri s Mintosa a
book of | historical fiction will be
appearing shortly ... And Sharea
Thesen has been nominated again
for the Governor. General’s Award
for Poctry/... Thick ‘and fast come
the 20-year reunions — this time
for Delbrook High's Class of '68
which holds its’ anniversary bash at
the school next’ Saturday evening, ,
May» 28. Cali Elaine (Cook);
Thody,, 929-4050, or. Barbara’
(Brady) Hart, 985- 9636, forall the
details ;.. Better late than. never,
happy ; returns: of the day./to
Evergreen House resident Ida,

: Sailing Club boats at the

Zp

Worth Shore News, foun

‘the last ten...

McGinnis’ ‘who last’ Wednesday,
May 18, chalked up her 107th bir-

‘thday ... In the youth ‘section, a

birthday card to North. Van City.

‘Mayor Jack Loucks who reaches’

his. three-score-and-ten’ tomorrow,
May 23.— showing few.signs. of
And _. tomorrow,
too, happy first anniversary: to
former St.

Monica’s parishioners j

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WRIGHT OR WRONG: Never: be
ashamed of saying ‘‘! was ‘wrong’ }

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Smarter” r today. than 1 was yester- 7

day.""..“

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