a DAVE LAMB ... ‘‘We respond in @ community sense.”’ West Van producer _ WITH ITS operations running successfully in Fisherman’s Cove and Deep Cove, the North Shore Lifeboat Society hopes to establish a third base at Ambleside to serve Van- couver harbor and English Bay. According to the society’s pro- moter, Dave JLamb, the base is needed to ensure ‘adequate pro- tection of all local waters.” But plans for the establishment of the Ambleside base remain somewhat hazy. Lamb says the society has applied to West Van- couver District Council for use of the old ferry building, but other groups also have their bid in. Even presupposing councii’s a5 proval, funding remains a pro- blem, and Lamb can’t predict when the base could be fully operational. Local boaters in distress have had to rely on the saving graces of the North Shore Lifeboat Society on more than one occasion. Lamb says the 30-member vol- unteer society, which currently maintains bases in . Fisherman’s Cove and Deep Cove, is called out tapes new game show A FUN new game show that utilizes entertainment stars and obscure objects is currently being taped in the CKVU 13 studios by West Vancouver-based Northstar Syndications Inc. The New Liars Club, a remake of an old American game show, is similar to the board game Balder- dash. Four television personalities are Nominate _ neighbor “NOW IS the time to show your / mppreciation for someone you especially admire. *. Each of the North Shore meighborhood papers — the West Vancouver Villager, the - Capilano Chronicle. and the Lynn Vailey Echo — are star- ting a special feature in each issue. . Every month, the papers will highlight a special neighborhood personality — - Someone who has made an im- pression on readers because of his or her commitment to those around them. It might be a dedicated vol- unteer, an especiaily helpful merchant, a patient children’s librarian or a particularly caring school teacher — it's up to you. The West Vancouver Villager - is asking its readers to send in their nominations for people they think should be recognized publicly. : Send nominations to the ‘West Vancouver Villager, 1139 Lonsdale. Ave., North Van- couver, B.C., V7M 2H4. Please include your name and phone number. By PEGGY WHITTAKER Villager Reporter presented with a hard-to-identify object. Contestants then listen to each as they explain what they think the object is to be used for. But only one of the personalities gives the right answer. It is up to the contestants to decide which celebrity to believe. Associate producer Jackie Swanson says, ‘It’s so difficult to find these objects .... We've got people out searching for very obscure items.” Blair Murdoch, Northstar owner and West Vancouver resident, says the older the items are, the better. Previous objects used include med- ical rib separators and a soil sifter {which was described by one celeb- rity as a mosquito screen for a ship’s porthole). Connie Hardie, full-time props researcher for the show, says she welcomes the loan of anything “won.ierfully unusual’’, and says each Stee the donor will be credited on the show. Some of her faverite objects unearthed include a bowtie press, a Victorian pilimaker, something to scare away swallows and = an elephant prod from India. To presstime, 29 of the 65 shows scheduled had been taped. Further taping, which is open to the public, is slated for Sept. 12, 14, 15, 19 and 2! at 9:29 a.m., 11:20 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. cach day. The audience sits through two shows during each taping session. Murdoch is the owner of four Northstar companies that together produce, package and disiribute television shows. “We do everything,’’ he says. Murdoch says he started the companies in 1981 when an in- vestment he made in the Let’s Make a Deal game show went sour. “There’s a business contained in show business, you just have to look for it,’’ he says. Contestants are drawn from the studio audience, so if you want a chance to win prizes, or just watch the fun, call 875-9303 for free tickets. Individuals or shopkeepers with strange objects to lend should call Hardie at 876-1344, local 2250. ie Shell nett Bo 6 gh wm BY RSET Lae tte on an average of four times a week. Sometimes, according to Lamb, members perform 10 or 12 rescues in one weekend alone. **Most of the time, when we go out looking, we'll find someone broken down,” said Lamb. Rescue efforts extend to wind- surfers, canocists and kayakers. “We respond in a community sense,’ he said, “If there’s a pro- blem on the water, we're willing to help.” Society volunteers include expe- rienced first aid specialists, divers, sea survival experts and. marine firefighters. Lamb says the idea behind the lifeboat concept is quick response. Two members are on call at each base. 24 hours a day, seven days 4 week, and he says that in West Vancouver members live within five minutes of the base. This, he notes, is especially important in the wintertime when hypothermia plays a critical role in boating ac- cidents. Space and moorage for the life- boats have been donated by the West Vancouver Yacht Club and the Deep Cove Yacht Club. The society is also closely align- ed with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. The auxiliary helps in training - See Members Page 2 photo Mike Wakefield TELEVISION SHOW producer Blair Murdoch sits in his Dundarave of- fice in front of a wall of entertainment personalities. Murdoch’s com- pany, Northstar Syndications, is currently taping a re-vamp of an old game show called The New Liars Club. HANDWRITING ANALYSIS Sra