_—_ ” . NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge ‘
JASON Black (ieft); president of Global News at Park Royal South, Puros Cigar Imports Ltd. partner Joseph

Smith and Puros employes and North Vancouver resident Monica Rauner puff heartily. Cigars are more po

~ular.than ever. Black sells jots of them and Puros is importing the Te-Amo line from Mexico. eet

kes are back

: ing public smokers’ turf."

-- Guess what?

“Cigars are hot. .

° Check out any well-stocked North
Shore magazine rack and-you’ll see Cigar
“Aficionado cover girl Demi Moore inaking
bold with smoldering cigar in hand.

= In West Vancouver you can walk into a :

|. 7-Eleven store and buy a Big Gulp and
decent cigar if you are so inclined,
~At-Park Royal South-you’ll find a hap-

“pening little temple of tobacco at Global -

News. : - /
” ~» Owner Jason Black recognizes a good
“thing. :

ars. and cigar paraphernalia available.

Auditions
“7 A Musical Comedy

He's got an expanding selection of cig-

Cigar-smoking gadget hounds will find

* Jeather ‘cigar ‘cases, high-end butane

lighters and cutters. Black also hosts cigar
tastings. oo
‘The appeal of cigars to reformed smok-

“ers is an obvious one. You don’t inhale and

you really can’t smoke many of them too
often — unless you were George Burns.

“On any given day Burns, who almost made

it to his 100th birthday party planned for
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, smoked 10 to
15 El Productos per day.

Another major plus for cigars is this:

they rake time to smoke.

A cigar smoker must, by virtue of the
pursuit, relax,

Just as the world of wine is rich with
variety and the opportunity for. finer
understanding so too is the case with the
big smoke. Seek out The Ultimate Cigar

‘Book by Richard Carleton Hacker for a
~ well-rounded overview ofa place populat-

ed by the likes of H. Upmann, Davidoff,
Romeo y Julieta, Cohiba and Montecruz.
Black first began. selling cigars in West
Vancouver about four years ago with just
one box. | . ; ;
Today he has two humidors, loaded
with broader selection. “In the last three
years. the customers have been a fot

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‘North Shore Light Opera Society needs

singers, all ranges ~ principals and chorus
(and orchestral musicians)

_ Auditions will be held at
North Lonsdale United Church
3380 Lonsdale Ave., North Van
- Monday, Sept, 16 & Wed., Sept. 18th

at 7:00 p.m.

Bring a book to read while you wait

For more info. call

983-6543, Box #698

of SEPT. 6 12/96.

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younger, business-orientated and a lot
more women, They’re not just smoking
the little dainty ones. They’re smoking the
big heaters,” he said:

Black himseif is partial to the Te-Amo
Puros cigar with a dark Maduro wrapper
with a good glass of wine or port.

Monica Rauner of North Vancouver .:

agrees,

of a good cigar and Te-Amo are ‘really
good cigars.” Ls

She says a good cigar should be
savored. “I enjoy it occasionally, Last night
I had a very nice cigar with a beautiful
glass of wine. It was very relaxing,”
Rauner said. “It’s a touch of elegance.”

Joseph Smith is a partner with Puros

Cigar Imports Ltd. Prior to Puros he was

a researcher for Agriculture Canada and
worked at UBC. Puros distributes across
Canada. He’s: seeing the cigar market
exploding. “It’s a lor bigger back East
because of the demographics, but the
West Coast people have a. real relaxed
attitude about life. We're less intense, but
it goes with the harmony of the cigar
industry.”

~ Weekend Matinees
«> Sept. 7th & 8th

Sepl. 7-8 at 1:30pm
Note: Alavka
Regular price,

Ratner works for Puros'Cigar Imports °
and she smokes cigars. “I really got fasci-.
nated with the variety. ‘I do love the smell

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