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NEWS photes Martin Milierchio

Olga Kotelke and her coach Barb Vida flank the display of Olga’s many medals accu-
mutated in just three years of competition.

RNB Oance and Theatre Arts students
dalighted the crowd. Just some of the
perky enterlainers were (clockwise frarn
top left}: Claire Rohun, Caitlin Guay,
Serena Brahney and Kristen Miller.

Rokertson accompanied .
NorWesters coach Linda Nobile as se
Sang Olga's favourites tike
“Greenslesves” and “Scarborough Fair.”

WEST Vancouver resident Olga Rotelko fas a doc of friends
across the North Shore and the way she ts going she'll soon
have alot more fins around the world, Uhis pint-sized RO-vear
ald dynamo took up competitive athletics only thre SO
bur already has 87 gold medals trom provincial, tian ancl
international competitions in her age class. She also holds two
world records (high jump and weight pentathlon). Tuesday
night about 150 nds and sunporters met ar Cl
Restaurant for aa evening of entertainment and fund it
help Olga finance her way to re major meets, including the
2001 World Championships in Brisbane, Australia, A trast tond
has been set up for her. Cail Bob at 922-0094 for details.

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The Optimist Club ara big:
boosiers of Olga. :
President Georgia Farreli

(eft) and past. orasident:
Mansur Laleni. shared a

table. me

Representatives. of the
Royal Canadian Air
Cadets 103 (Thunderbird)
Squadron Jennifer
Leyland (latt) and
Duncan Joseph were on
hand to support Olga.

Games Society
John Bishap was present
with his wife Sharon. John
used to play slowpitch with
Rose Marie Fournier (leit) Olga.
and June Macdonald keep
fit with aquasize three times
a week at the WV Aquatic
Centre. Of course, Olga is
pari of the group too.

“twas Garth Coates’ ticket, but wife Nora was keeping
the basket of bath goodiss he won as a door prize.

The Handsworth Jazz.
Octet: hit -a-ccol groove:

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: Bo’ Robinson (left), the original coach and a founder of
the Norwesters Track and Fieid Cittb, was the evenings
genial MC. Among the many he tavighi during his career as
a.teacher was North Shore Search and Rescue's Gerry

~ Brewer (not to mention News publisher Peter Speck).

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NorWesters president and
vice-president Bawn
Copping anc Steve
O'Neill.

This group is just part of the folk choir Svitanok Chorus
(they sing in Ukrainian) to which Olga belongs. They are
(cleckwise from right):
Kaspryk, Stephanie Lyseyko, Liz Kaminsky, Natalie
Osmak, Stephanie Derosiewich, Steven Kostur. and
director Ann Kozak.

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