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* DEEP "COVE-Mount ‘Seymour. United hurch bids’

farewell to its ‘sanctuary, manse and, Christian Educa .

ion buildings’ at 971. Berkley Rd. on Aug. 28.
“The United Church’ has: been active in the Seymour
Heights area ‘since the early’1930s' when the first’ sma

“ROW: Mount’ Seymour. Parkway, In1942°the: building

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“tion of Canada and its culture.

The students: spent -

dians live. through . an- exchange
program between _Asumigaoka,: 2
newly-constructed community near

-‘the* city. of \Chiba in . northern

\ Japan,
Seymour community. © ;
Students between ages B and 19 :

and. the. North : Shore’s :

~fived with’ a. Seymour family. for

the’ first» week: and switched to

another family for the second half
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A‘ union: of the Deep. Cove’ United Church: ‘and

Mount Seymour United Church in the early 1980s led
“to’a’ decision’ to build’ a new church on * Parkgate.
* Avenue..The new church i is expected ts to. be e complete

! >in early 1989. :
: church: was. built; on: Berkley Road ‘south: of ;whatvis .‘:-:

orship . celebration: planned for 10 m. on |
Sunday,;Aug.: 28, will allow the congregation to ‘meet *
old friends, to ‘give. thanks for: the faithful service of

e° those who ‘have, sustained and guided the church: for”

“congregation: beeen to make’ plans’ for, its® presen
building on Berkley Road: The building was dedicated

he ‘past 50 years, and to anticipate anew ‘chapter’ in’
he* congregation's « Christian, mission eas'
Seymour Ri

"! “One of the jokes around here ii is

“that. your’ mouth® gets’ sore. when
. you try to differentiate between the .

words: .“‘walk “and © work,’’.. said.

“North Vancouver District ‘Mayor.

Marilyn’ Baker, , who. opened ' her

» home «to® 18-year-old Yuka Kat-

suyama.

’ Pronunciation of.words was just “

. one thing the students worked hard:
‘at since: arriving * in ; North:;Van-
_couver. July 30.: Their busy. sched-
‘ule included visits to a number of
“local attractions, including Grouse
-*,,Mountain and Whistler, and. they
: shopped and enjoyed a ride on the

‘Royal Hudson: But the main’ pur-

: “pose! ‘of. the program, was to pro-.
“©: mote: international: friendship. and | i

the exchange of ideas and culture. ':

‘Dol deserve comfort?

two full my
“-weeks getting to know how Cana-

“home. is: that :

‘the:
: Asumigaoka and Seymour: became’.
: official ‘twinned “communities last". *

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students returned : home. to on
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By EVELYN JACOB
Contributing Write:

‘the students tried to learn : as much
English. as: possible, according: to

‘Don: Williams, . president. of. the cas
’ Seymour-Asumigaoka Society.

“One ‘of. the valuable things”
about bringing students ‘into: the®.:

fun,’’. said Williams,

hosted a student. :
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‘first. of..-its kind”

who, also * :

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year... North - Vancouver... District .:.

Seymour sister communities. :
: Seymour... was.’ chosen ‘as
Asumigaoka’ 's twin. because ‘of ‘its
comparable size and income to-the

: Japanese. community, said: Baker.

“Asumigaoka: is: within’ ‘commuting

over the next 20 years.”

Next’ year, a group of Seymour."

» students will visit’ Asumigaoka‘ t

Dol desetve a good night's sleep? .

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lest year. making’ “Asumigaoka and 28