espite the bad sveather we've been experiencing lately, some good cheer was spread around last week by the aptly-named sunshine Foundation of Canada (Vancouver Chapter) at a meeting at the Sheraton Landmark Hotel Joy Metcaife tells all ... West Van resident and former president of the foundation, Paul Johnson, was on hand to greet founders, Donna and Ed Czach of London, Ontario. The Czachs were here to an- nounce the planned airlift of 75 critically-il]_ and severely handi- capped children for a one-day adventure trip to Disneyland. The little guests will be patients chosen from Sunny Hill and Children's Hospitals. Paul Johnson was the first exec- utive involved in the founding of the West Coast office and he has worked very diligently to see that this “Dream Lift” actually hap- pened. The item is that, while the Czachs airlift special children ona regular basis from Eastern Canada, this is the first Dream Lift from Vancouver. Anyone interested in lending their time or talent to the foundation can call Paul Johnson at 681-9414 or 876-7169... eee Despite the heavy snow and hazardous driving conditions on the evening of Valentine’s Day, Chartwell’s big Gary Bannerman, News columnist and the early morning star on Star FM, had an important mission to accomplish. He had volunteered to pick up Premier Bill Vander Zalm = and wife, tillian, from their castle in Fantasy Gardens in Richmond and drive them out to Cloverdale Raceway where to was Valentine's Night for the ladies, and Lilian was supposed to decorate the feature race winner, The happy news ts that, with the postman’s (I guess that's now let- ter-carrier!) creed ringing in’ his ears — “through rain and snow,” etc., — he made it and the filly was properly decorated with all the necessary pomp and ceremo- ny... Someone else who's determined to accomplish a major fundraising goal is columnist and former North Shore alderman Ralph Hall. The new impresario, who writes from his North Van home for Bill Lam’s Richmond News, is the dy- namic force behind the huge Variety Show that’s scheduled for the Gateway Theatre next Wed- nesday, Feb, 28. tt will be a fund- raiser for Richmond's Family Place, a badly-needed complex of a preschool, counselling and Paul Johnson ...dream maker. drop-in centre. He’s lined up powerhouse singer. Lori Ferguson, the big band of Bobby Hales, and the legendary pianist from radioland’s old noon-hour show, “The Hap- py Gang,” Jimmy Namaro. Jimmy is still Frankie Laine’s arranger and accompanist and travels for con- cert appearances around the world with the “Mule Train” star. A very special guest on the Gateway program will be the 80- year-old violinist Paul Hoepfner, who plays everything from the ay nes ; dt the World” NEW APETV ALIGOTE A pleasing alternative to“heavy, buttery Chardonnais. Aligotes are generally refreshingly crisp, light and buttressed in an intreagingly steely finish. The Wine Cellar is. excited to now carry. excellent examples: oF this compelling wees Seared Lonsdale Quay 984-2583 Park Royal South § Market (By Peter Blacks) Centre 925-3663 Park & Tilford 988-2424 | i Gary Bannerman ...a moving ex- perience. Jim Hibbard _.testaging Pippin? classics to swinging jazz. Paul has entertained hundreds of dining patrons of many of the res- taurants in the Lower Mainland but he has never played on a con- Offer expires Mar. 10, 1990 Special Feature for Park & Tilford Centre, N.V. & 1250 Marine Dr., N.V. stores only. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 8 A.M._TILL MIDNIGHT 35 - Sunday, February 25. 1990 ~ North Shore Ness CAVIAR Pauline Armstrong Buck ...new North Van office. cert stage. For this talented gen- tleman, this will be a first! With this array of talent and a ticket price of $18, Ralph's hoping for an audience of at least 500 people. The rest of the news is that the man with all the money, the Sugar Daddy bankrolling Ralph's labor of love and making it ail possible, is the wealthy and generous Milan tlich of Terra Nova fame. The only problem is that he won't be able to be there! He'll be sun-baking in Hawaii... And with show biz, one of the busiest theatrical couples on the North Shore is actress Charlene Brandolini and her dancer- choreographer husband, fim Hib- bard. Charlene has just returned home after starring in Pat Waldron’s production of Six Women With Bob Denver ...really nice guy. Brain Death or Inquiring Minds Want To Know, at Howard Peckett’s Stage West Theatre in Edmonton. They've been performing there for the past three months, with svll-outs every night! They were so successful that they've been in- vited to star at the giant Mitsubishi Conference beginning March 10 to 13 at Toronto's Bathurst Street Theatre... Meanwhile fim has been asked, and is in negotiations, to re-stage his very successful MUSSOC pro- duction of the lively musical Pip- pin, which played jor nine per- formances at UBC. The Metro Theatre people would fove to have the show for their spring line-up of entertain- ment. Opening night would be April 21 and it runs through May 12... Perhaps it might be a good idea More Joy Page 36 Bring in your film for developing and receive your 2ND SET OF PRINTS FREE! | EXTRA LARGE GLOSSY PRINTS. 4" X 6” (a 135mm 4” X 4” (126 FILM) VALID WITH ANY : NOT AVAILABLE FOR “ONE-HOUR LAB SERVICE” = ¢-41 TYPE FILM A Division OF OVERWAITEA FOODS - Oimned ang Operated by Brush ‘Colum 4” X 5” (110 FILM) Swe PERMANENT 6) BiSCOUNT AVE-ON-FOODS 2 DRUGS |B By Dt Crew a AORN What is Permanent Discount?