showed! Wife Debbie looked pos- itively glowing! And the exact twin af blonde model and TV star, Shelley Long! In fact, several peo- ple pointed out to me that there was a Hollywood star in the house. It’s not the first time, either. When the mink-ccated Debbie accompanied Ruy to New York the annual Consular Ball. a recently to the Pierre where Four Seasons meetings were being held, a woman rushed up and asked for her autograph. So Debbie signed her name. The woman smiled slyly and said, ‘‘So that’s your real name, eh Shelley? I'll never tell anyone. But could you please sign your real stage name?’’... Ruy also had another reason to celebrate. His Four Seasons Hotel had just won another Americar Automobile Association’s Five Diamond Award — for the 14th consecutive year!.,. Nice to see the serious CaRAaVan IMPORTS FORMERLY OF LONSDALE QUAY OFFERS OUR PRE-XMAS STOCK! ¢ Giant Salsa carrots and Ceramics ‘rom tre Arnazon e Hand-spun weavings and pillows. Vanous sizec ¢ Appliqued Panamanian ‘molas’ ard Peruvian ‘arpileras (panels arc sweaters: © Woven shawis. scares & hand-knit woolen sw-atets © Mini Ecuadorian rag iuits INQUIRIES: JUNE CASTRO 980-8110 COCKTAILS ¢ businessman, George Yaubenfligel, the president of Mercedes Cariada, and his wife, Eva, enjoying themselves at the do... Anc the spread that Hotel Van- couver g.m. Michael Lambert ar- ranged was spectacular! Michael, too, was feeling very contented. photo Cindy Goodman << At the ball... U.K. Con. Gen. Brian Watkins and wife Libby at ij Earlier that morning, Canadian Pacific had held the official rib- bon-cutting ceremony for their $50 million dollar-plus Chateau Whistler up in Whistler, with new g.m. David Reberts and Whistler Mayor Drew Meredith doing the honors... see And belated birthday wishes to the grand old man of sports, and regular seawall walker, Annis Stukis! The first football coach of the Edmanton Eskimos, the first et coach of the BC Lions, a manager of the Vancouver Canucks and a promoter of the Vancouver Whitecaps, husband to Doris and dad to three daughters, as well as a great golfer, Annis just celebrat- ed his 75th birthday a couple of weeks ago... se ® Over at Mario Corsi’s Park Royal Hotel, it was the site of the annual regional meeting of the publishers of Special Places, an extensive and interesting book of select listings of restaurants throughout the Pacific West Coast, trom B.C. to California. Included in this elite group of restaurateurs are Mario Corsi’s Park Royal Hotel and his Corsi Trattoria in North Van; Erwin Doebeli’s William Tell, which celebrates its silver anniversary this month; John 8ishop of Bishcp’‘s, actress Goldie Hawn’s favorite dining spot; Sooke Harbour ' House, Hastings House over on 3% - Sunday, November 26 , 1989 - North Shore News => CAVIAR Salt Spring Islxnd and many more. The other news from Mario is that his other restaurant, Cafe Roma, has just earned an award from the italian Academy of Cuisine, a group of Italian gourmets and bon vivants who travel the world seeking a superior standard of real italian fare. West Van’s Brent Davies of the Teahouse entertained the group at dinner at his new spot, Seasons in the Park, in Queen Elizabeth Park. Brani tells me that Seasons is where hockey legend Bobby Orr dined ‘ast week after kicking off the latest fund-raising idea for the Canuck Foundation and the B.C. Lions Society for Crippled Children. It's called ‘Skate With The Great” a skate-a-thon with ali the old hockey greats, tocal celebrities and media stars. It’s scheduled for the Coliseum on jan. 14, and U'll just bet that good old Annis Stukis will be there!... photo Cindy Goodman ~” En-joying herself again ... columnist Joy Metcalfe on the job at the Consular Ball with U.S. Con. Gen. Sam Fromowitz and 1 co wife Joan. .-sin dassic favourites from Lestiejane. Pretty sprigged florals, highland tartan, baby soft corduroy or rich crushed veivet; we have fhe perfect dress for you. Visit soon and choose your new holiday dress from our super collection. yeni 7 LESLIE DANE 1480 Marine Drive, West Vancouver 922-8612 Now Upen Sundays 12 - 5 FITNESS —— photo Cindy Goodman