John Crosbie and Wendy McDonald chat at a Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon. mansion of the eminent devel- oper, Andre Molnar, and his pret- ty wife, Julie. Last Friday afternoon was the inauguration of Andre as Van- couver's first-ever Honorary Con- sul for Hungary. Dr. Rezso Banyasz, the Hungarian Am- bassador in Ottawa, flew in for the occasion to take part in the im- pressive ceremonies. Many of the town’s diplomats and _ politicians were guests at the reception in- cluding U.S. Con. Gen. Sam Fromowitz, Dr. Bernard Hoeter, Consul for Guatemala, and the Honorary Con. Gen. Fritz Ziegler of Monaco... Tanned MLA Grace McCarthy and soulmate, Ray, were deep in conversation with West Van's glamorous Bobby Kadlec and her B.C. Gas husband, Bob Kadlec, and MLA Doug Mowatt... SUNDAY + WEDNESDAY + FRIDAY NEWS photo Neil Lucente Architect Gerald Hamilton was merrily swapping tales with the U.K. Con. Gen. Brian Watkins while the rather bemused David Vance looked on. David was the interior designer of the Molnar’s house and the creator of their unique dog house. This is the de- signer dog house that has a heated slate floor and a tile roof, built especially for their year-old black standard poodle, Rosie. It sits next to the swimming pool, the brick cabana, and hot tub... David has just returned from San Francisco where his good friend, West Van restaurateur Buz Fuller, just opened his first Earl’s Tin Pal- ace venture in the U.S. of A. Ac- cording to the bearded genius, it was an excellent opening and bodes well for future business!... Two of those very involved in setting up the Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon at the Pan Pacific 19 - Sunday, March 4, 1990 - North Shore News Bergie Wilson, Jim O'Hara (cen- tre) and Larry Bell helped set up the Crosbie luncheon. Hotel for visiting VIP, the Hon. John Crosbie, was N.V.’s Bergie Wilson and W.V.’s Jim O’Hara, both execs with the World Trade Centre. Prior to the luncheon there was an absolutely packed reception on the hotel’s 23rd floor where the Who’s Who of Vancouver business leaders traded quips with the Tory minister... jim was also a key part of the organization of the presentation of the Community Leadership Award to the distinguished diplomat, Patrick Reid, and his wife Alison, last week at the Hyatt... Unity Bainbridge is one of West Van's best-known artists. She’s been painting since the early 1920s and next Tuesday, March 6, the Ferry Building Art Gallery, that little gem on the waterfront at 14th Street, will host an exhibition and retrospect of her art works. The 30 paintings depict histori- your engagement and marriage in our CLASSIFIED ANNOUNCEMENTS CLASSIFIED BRIDAL DIRECTORY Three Sundays full of services you'll need to make your wedding perfect! march 11,18,2 5 ADVERTISERS Call Linda Goodsell to book your space CLASSIFIEDS 986-6222 1189 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver NEWS phote Heil Lucente Vv’ est Van artist Unity Bainbridge will be showing works at the Ferry Building next week. cal scenes, children of the world, Indian churches and villages, and flora and fauna. They‘il be on display until March 11... And finally and sadly, that me- morial salute and fundraising din- ner for the late Frank Baker that David Vance ...going to the dogs? was scheduled for the Italian Cul- tural Centre on March 8, has now been cancelled. There were many reasons why, including the $100 ticket price, but Van A.M.’s official reason is that there are already too many fundraising dinners and galas and auctions and benefits, that people can’t afford to attend and support them all ... Cheers! THE NEW FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BMW 325 iX. May we issue a warning to the weather — the 325iX offers a level of performance that rivals ail other four wheel drives. The next time a weather front moves in, drive it away in a 3251X. It's in our showroom now. PARK SHORE BMW 1500 FELL AVE. NORTH VANCOUVER 985-9344